GCP Google Cloud Platform - Synthetic Monitoring Mocha Template

Step-01: Introduction¶

Learn to use Cloud Synthetic Monitoring Mocha Template

Step-02: Synthetic Monitoring - Mocha Template¶

Go to Cloud Monitoring -> Detect -> Synthetic Monitoring -> CREATE SYNTHETIC MONITOR
Name: synthetic-monitor-mocha-template
Response timeout: 30 seconds
Check Frequency: 1 minute

Cloud Function¶

Function name: synthetic-monitor-mocha-template-1
Region: us-central1

REST ALL LEAVE TO DEFAULTS

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// [START monitoring_synthetic_monitoring_mocha_test]

/*
 * This is the file may be interacted with to author mocha tests. To interact
 * with other GCP products or services, users should add dependencies to the
 * package.json file, and require those dependencies here A few examples:
 *  - @google-cloud/secret-manager:
 *        https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/secret-manager
 *  - @google-cloud/spanner: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/spanner
 *  - Supertest: https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest
 */

const {expect} = require('chai');
const fetch = require('node-fetch');

it('pings my website', async () => {
  const url = 'https://stacksimplify.com/'; // URL to send the request to
  const externalRes = await fetch(url);
  expect(externalRes.ok).to.be.true;
});

// [END monitoring_synthetic_monitoring_mocha_test]

Click on APPLY FUNCTION

Alerts and notifications¶

Create Alert: enable
Alert name: synthetic failure mocha template
Alert Duration: 1 minute
Notification Channels: gcpuser08
Click on CREATE

Step-03: Verify Cloud Function¶

WAIT FOR 5 MINUTES FOR CLOUD FUNCTION TO GET DEPLOYED AND READY
Go to Cloud Functions

Step-04: Verify Synthetic monitor¶

Go to Cloud Monitoring -> Detect -> Synthetic Monitoring

Step-05: Verify Alert Policies¶

Go to Cloud Monitoring -> Detect -> Alerting -> Policies